"Fan'an, just how large was that Great Dao Mother Sea?"
Xue Wandi asked.
"By my estimate, Father, it's worth at least ten thousand pure Great Dao Pills!"
Xue Fan'an said.
"Ten thousand?"
Xue Wandi drew a sharp breath.
Ten thousand Great Dao Pills would be enough to raise Blood Heaven Manor's strength by an enormous step.
"Perhaps even more. I've already ordered Xue Kuangyun to seal off the secret realm, but we need to find a way to bring the Great Dao Mother Sea back here!"
Xue Fan'an said.
"I'll take several protectors there at once!"
With that, Xue Wandi immediately set out for Exquisite River Region with Xue Fan'an and several protectors.
But before they could get close to Exquisite River Domain, they stopped.
"This is bad. Large numbers of guards are patrolling ahead, both in the river and on its surface. We can't go there for now!"
Xue Wandi said.
"Could they have discovered that secret realm too?"
Worry showed on Xue Fan'an's face.
"Probably not. With the entrance sealed, they shouldn't find it anytime soon. We just need to stay in contact with Xue Kuangyun. Let's go!"
Xue Wandi led Xue Fan'an and the others back to Blood Heaven Manor.
Just as Xue Wandi returned, an old man approached him and cupped his fists. "Manor Lord, the Dragon-Pattern Dao Awl is finished!"
"What? Already?"
Delighted, Xue Wandi hurried to the Artifact Pavilion.
Xue Fan'an and the other protectors followed at once.
The moment Xue Wandi stepped into the Artifact Pavilion, his gaze fell on the awl floating at the center of the hall.
Its body was dark gold throughout, etched with fine dragon-scale Dao patterns. Every line flowed with a sharp, formation-breaking aura, and faint cracks in space appeared around its tip.
Seven artifact refiners stood on